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2. That " man is descended from a monkey." 



3. That God can be left out of the scheme of Creation. Much 

 opposition was made to Darwin's work on this score, by people 

 who purposely or through ignorance, misinterpreted his conclusions. 

 While we cannot go into the argument here, rest assured that in 

 the minds of the greatest scientists and philosophers there is no 

 conflict between the conclusions of Science and Religion. 



To quote Davenport " The Creator is still at work, and not 

 only the forces of Nature, but man himself, works with God in 

 still further improving the earth and the living things which it 

 supports." 



COLLATERAL READING 



Origin of Species, Darwin; Descent of Man, Darwin; Primer of Evolu- 

 tion, Clodd, entire; Evolution, Thompson and Geddes, entire; Story of 

 Primitive Man, Clodd, entire; Evolution, Coulter, entire; Ascent of Man, 

 Drummond, pp. 1-98; Whence and Whither of Man, Tyler, pp. 1-112; Win- 

 ners in Life's Race, Buckley, pp. 333-353; General Biology, Needham, 

 Chap. Ill; Animal Life, Thompson, pp. 273-339; Applied Biology, Bige- 

 low, pp. 561-573; Elementary Zoology, Galloway, pp. 380-395; Practical 

 Zoology, Davison, pp. 342-354; Elementary Zoology, Kellogg, pp. 403-409; 

 Economic Zoology, Osborne, pp. 465-480; Economic Zoology, Kellogg and 

 Doane, pp. 335-347; Elementary Text, Linville and Kelly, pp. 101-115; 

 Animal Life, Jordan and Kellogg, pp. 114-148; Animal Studies, Jordan, 

 Kellogg and Heath, pp. 281-289; Elements of Zoology, Davenport, Chap. 21; 

 article on " Evolution" by Huxley in Encyclopedia Britannica. 



SUMMARY 



1. Evolution idea very old. 



2. Lamarck's theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics not 



accepted; not now considered correct. 



3. Charles Darwin, 1859, "Origin of Species by Natural Selection." 



4. The theory of natural selection, to account for origin of species. 



(1) Over production. 



(2) Struggle for existence. 



(3) Variation. 



(3) Survival of the fittest. 



(5) Inheritance. 



(6) Origin of better adapted forms. 



5. Some conclusions from the theory. 



(1) Accounts for adaptations. 



(2) Indicates relationship of all forms. 



(3) The " tree " line of descent. 



